The Dead and the Beautiful (Nikki Harper Mystery) - Softcover

Crane, Cheryl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0758258917 ISBN 13: 9780758258915

Publisher: Kensington, 2014

Synopsis

Top realtor to the stars, Nikki Harper is often privy to the kind of celebrity secrets the tabloids would kill to hear. It's a position that helps her shed light on the darker, deadlier side of Tinsel Town. Her mother, Victoria Bordeaux, is the star of the TV series Casa Capri, the same one rocked by the murder of Ryan Melton, the arm-candy husband of the show's co-star, Diara Elliott.

The prime suspect is the last person to see Ryan alive: his dog walker Alison Sahira, coincidentally the sister of Nikki's own boyfriend. Nikki is sure Alison is innocent, but Alison is also harboring a dirty little secret that could derail the careers of a lot of A-listers. Sorting through a tangled web of lies and innuendo, Nikki is racing to find the truth--before she becomes the next target on Hollywood's deadliest new hit list. . .

"Fun. . .Nikki shows her usual crime-solving flare." --Publishers Weekly

About this title

About the Author:

Cheryl Crane is the daughter of Hollywood legend Lana Turner and actor-restaurateur Josef Stephen Crane. Today, Cheryl works in real estate in Palm Springs, California. Her autobiography, Detour: A Hollywood Story, was a New York Times bestseller. In 2008 she published the ultimate illustrated biography of her mother, Lana: The Memories, the Myths, the Movies.

From Booklist:

Nikki Harper is alone in her belief that her boyfriend Jeremy’s sister, Alison, did not kill her dog-walking client Ryan. Although Nikki’s famous actress mother, Victoria, does not believe Alison is innocent, she uses her celebrity connections to help Nikki investigate Ryan’s famous wife and her tight group of friends, former child stars from a Disney show. Unfortunately, Nikki can’t find anything incriminating to indicate one of them might have killed Ryan. Alison’s criminal past and some holes in her story make things look worse, and Jeremy and Nikki fight about Alison’s possible guilt. Hollywood details and gossip add to the mystery, and memorable commentary on real-life stars and their lives (the author is the daughter of Lana Turner) gives the novel a salacious feel in the style of The Devil Wears Prada (2003). --Amy Alessio

About this edition

• Publisher: Kensington
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0758258917
• ISBN 13: 9780758258915
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 320